Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir in China

Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir in China

Liu Jin / Pool Photo

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, left, stands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Sudan officially split on July 9, with the new South Sudan celebrating independence after generations of civil war.

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, left, stands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Sudan officially split on July 9, with the new South Sudan celebrating independence after generations of civil war. (Liu Jin / Pool Photo)

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, left, stands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Sudan officially split on July 9, with the new South Sudan celebrating independence after generations of civil war.